Apparatus for delivering measured quantities of liquid from bottles or similar vessels



March 12, 1940. R. L. SCHNEIDER APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING MEASURED QUANTITIES 0F LIQUID FROM BOTTLES 0R SIMILAR VESSELS INVENTOR Filed June 17, 1939 ATTORNEYS Patented Mar. 1 2, 1940 UNITED" "STATES PATENT OFFICE APPARATUS FOR, DELIVERING MEASURED QUANTITIES OF LIQUID FROM BOTTLES 0R SIMILAR VESSELS Robert L. Schneider, San Francisco, Calif. Application June 17, 1939, Serial No. 279,734

7 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in apparatus of the type disclosed in United States Letters Patent No. 1,862,801, dated June 14, 1932, for delivering measured quantities of liquid from bottles or similar vessels, and has for its objects the provision of a device or apparatus, of the above type, in which the body of the device and certain of the elements, are adapted to be molded or cast from plastic material or metal in few pieces which pieces are adapted to be quickly assembled with a cork and other simple pieces to provide a leak-tight, durable, simple unit that is more efficient in operation than has been the case heretofore, and which unit is adapted to withstand long and frequent usage to measure and pour aqueous or alcoholic fluids, or the like.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following description and drawing.

In the drawing, Fig. 1 is an elevational view of my device.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken along the junction of the halves of the shell comprising the body of the device.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken along line 4-4 of Fig. 2. v

Briefly described, this invention operates in generally the same manner as the device dis closed in United States Letters Patent No.

ments included in the device and the necessity for making frequent replacements in the cork has been highly objectionable. These are only a few of the problems that have been faced by makers of devices of this character, and which this invention has solved. The device of this invention, in general, comprises a hollow body with air and liquid inlet pipes at one side thereof extending through a cork adapted to fit within the neck of a bottle or similar device, and means is provided at other points on the body for the discharge of liquid from within the shell and for admission of air to within the same from outside the vessel on which the device is positioned.

In the detailed'description and claims that follow, the reference to vertical or vertically refers'to the position of the device when upright on a standing or upright bottle or vessel, when the same is not in use, Since when in use the bottle is tilted in the ordinary manner for pouring from the neck. I

In the drawing (Figs. 1 to 3) the device is 11- lustrated in said vertical position. Also the terms used to describe the positions of various elements in my device, are used with reference to the device in the position shown in the drawing, except where it is clear that some other position is intended.

The body of the device, illustrated in the drawmg, comprises a hollowspherical shell, generally designated l of molded plastic material, such as Bakelite, or it may be of metal which is plated or of a character to resist the action of the liquicls1 in connection with which the device is to be use On the lower side of the shell, and integrally therewith, is formed an outwardly extending, frusto-conical projection 2, formed with a pair of adjoining, cylindrical, passageways therethrough adapted to pass a pair of pipes 3, 4 in side by side, parallel relationship. The base of frustoconical projection 2 is adjacent the body of the shell, and the centralv axis of said projection passes through the center of the shell.

A cylindrical, outwardly extending projection 5 is formed on the shell, and integrally therewith, at a point on the side thereof spaced vertically around the shell from projection 2, which projection 5 is formed with a cylindrical passageway therethrough, the axis of which extends from the center of the shell at about 131 degrees with respect to the axis of projection 2. A liquid discharge conduit 6 is adapted to pass through said passageway, coaxial therewith, to a point within the shell extending slightly past the center of said shell and the outer end of said conduit extends outwardly of projection 5.

At the side of the shell opposite projection 5 the shell is formed, internally with a vertical, cylindrical passageway l, for air, the said passageway opening at one end outwardly of the shell flush with the outer surface of the shell. The walls of said passageway are integral with the walls of the shell, and the lower open end of said bafile terminating at a point about a quarter of the distance across the distance between the" wall of the baffle from which it extends and the opposite wall.

At a level below baffle 8, and spaced above the bottom of the shell, a partition 9 extends inwardly from the side of the shell I opposite bafile 8. Said partition is integral with'the walls of the shell and extends across the openings for pipes 3, 4 andterminates in a freeedge short of the inner free edge of baflie 8. w The contour of the upper side of said partition along the free edge, is generally concave, or of a relatively flattened V-shape and thecentral portion of said partition at right angles tosaid free edge is inclined downwardly' from the wall of the shell with which it connects, thus forming a drain for drawing liquid back into the receptacle that carries my device.

The margin of partition 9 adjacent its free edge, is formed with an opening adapted to pass therethrough the upper end of pipe 4.

The projections I, 2, passageway l, baffle 8 and partition 9 are formed integrally with the walls of the shell, and all of said elements are disposed in a single vertical plane bisecting the shell, so that said plane bisects all of said elements. Shell l is bisected along said plane, leaving one-half of each of the above mentioned elements along the line of division.

When the halves of the shell are assembled a centrally apertured cap II] is fitted over projection 5 and a cap II with a tapered central opening corresponding to the tapered sides of projection 2, is fitted over said latter projection, thus tightly securing the halves together.

The annular free edge of one-half of the shell fits within an annular recess formed around the free edge of the other half, as best seen in Fig. 3, to insure aligning the halves.

Within said shell, and above the partition 9, is the usual siphon, consisting of a cylindrical body l2 that is inclined almost to the same degree as conduit 6. The upper end of said body is open and the lower end is closed by a head 53. The lower side of the lowered -end of body i3 is formed with a cylindrical, downwardly extending projection 14 that is centrally apertured to receive the upper end of pipe 4, and the upper end of said latter pipe is cut off at a, relatively steep angle so as to provide a lip I5 projecting upwardly onto said siphon body on the side of pipe l nearest the side of the shell through which conduit 6 projects, while the lowered edge of the upper end of pipe 4 is adjacent the juncture between the lower inner side of said body l2 and the head l3. Thus any liquid within body l2 will drain into pipe 8 when the bottle carrying the shell is vertical.

One side of the projection I4 is formed in substantially downward continuation of the head I 3, and said side is formed with a downwardly projecting lug IB that is adapted to fit within a corresponding recess in the free edge of partition 9, thus positively insuring against any turning of the body l2 when the latter is in place.

The cap N that surrounds projection 2 is formed with a downwardly extending flange ii that is adapted to fit over the upper end of a cork I8. Said cork i8 is formed with passageways adapted to tightly pass the pipes 3, 3 therethrough, and when the cork is in position its upper end is supported against the downwardly facing shoulder extending inwardly from flange ll.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that the halves of the shell, which includes bafile 8, partition 9, passageway I, and projections 2, 5, are readily die cast, or molded.

In assembling the device, pipes 3, 6, 6 are laid in one of the halves, with the upper end of pipe 3 flush with the inner surface of the lower side of the shell, and body i2 is secured to the upper end of pipe 6. Then conduit 6 is positioned within body 12 with its lower end slightly extending over the upper open end of pipe 4. The other half of the shell is then positioned over the assembly of elements, and caps l0, ll positioned over projections 2, 5 and the entire apparatus is completely assembled and ready for use, as soon as cork I8 is slipped over pipes 3, 4. All joints between the halves themselves, and between the pipes and conduit 6 and the halves, as well as between the caps and projections 2, 5, and between the body 12 and pipe 4, are preferably connected so as to insure against any possible leakage, and to also make the apparatus a substantlally integral unit.

The space H) below partition 9 receives liquid from pipe 3 when the device is tilted to pouring position, and the chamber 2| on the other side of said partition forms the measuring chamber. The bafile 8 is to prevent liquid from splashing into the vent or passageway 1 during pouring, and by forming said passageway against the side wall of the shell, it is manifest that the hazard of accidental spillage through the vent is eliminated, whereas in the devices heretofore, with the vent projecting into the area within the shell, such spillage was prevalent.

The terminating ofthe upper end of the liquid pipe l flush with the. inner side of the shell wall, enables the accurate and efiicient successive pouring of measured amounts of water, aqueous solutions, and other liquids, as well as alcoholic liquids, a result that cannot be accomplished where said pipe projects into the area within the shell in the manner that heretofore has been done.

Also, the use of the two pipes 3, 4 alongside each other, in combination with the walls of the passageways in cork l8 being formed to tightly seal against said pipes, as indicated in Fig. 4, reduces the replacement of corks to ,a'1 :fraction of the need for such replacements are devices where a single large pipe is used with the other pipe extending through the same. In Fig. 4 my construction is most clearly shown. the tight seal and added strength being due to greater amount of material remaining in the body of the cork itself after being bored for the pipes, and in which structure, ribs 28 are at the juncture between the passageways for the pipes.

While I have stated that the several parts of my device are cemented together, it is obvious that where metal is used, for the shell and siphon, they may be soldered or welded in place. ever, the use of a shell of molded plastic or the like is preferable, due to the lack of necessity for plating and the fact that the material is light in weight, and can be molded very thin, all of which features are highly desirable.

Of the improvements in my device, the following are perhaps of greatest importance, namely:

(1) The provision of a vertically split shell carrying the baffle and partition integral therewith and with the pipe and conduit apertures formed along the line of division.

(2) In combination with a cork support for the shell, the provision of the air and liquid inlet pipes in side by side relation where they extend through the cork.

(3) The provision of the air inlet from the outside, to the area within the shell, which inlet is cast in the shell wall.

(4) The termination of the pipe 3 flush with the interior of the shell:

(5) The provision of means on the siphon to prevent its turning, or dislodgment thereof from its normal position.

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(6) The simplified method of assembling the apparatus to form a unitary device.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. In a measuring device of the character described, a hollow body interiorly provided with a partition formed integrally with a wall thereof to form a liquid receiving chamber and a measuring compartment at opposite sides thereof,

the walls of said shell being formed with a pair of spaced openings respectively arranged and adapted to support a liquid inlet conduit in communication at one end with said chamber and a liquid discharge conduit in communication at one end with said compartment, saidpair of openings being positioned to be bisected by a plane bisecting said body and said body being in two separate halves with the line of division in said plane, separate means around each of said openings for securing said halves together,

2. In a measuring device of the character described, a hollow body interiorly provided with a partition formed integrally with a wall thereof to form a liquid receiving chamber and a measiuing compartment at opposite sides thereof, an inlet and an outlet respectively communicating with said chamber and said compartment for admission of liquid to the former and discharge of disposed along the plane of the line of division separating said body into halves.

3. In a measuring device of the character described, a hollow body interiorly provided with a partition formed integrally with a wall thereof to form a liquid receiving chamber and a measuring compartment at opposite sides thereof, the walls of said body being formed with a pair of spaced openings .respectively arranged and adapted to support a liquid inlet conduit in communication at one end with said chamber and a liquid discharge conduit in communication at one end with said compartment, an air inlet spaced from the openings of said pair communicating at one end with both the chamber and the compartment, a baille formed integrally with a wall of said ,body and extending-across the said one end of said air inlet but spaced therefrom, said pair of openings and said partition being positioned to be bisected by a plane bisecting said body and said body and partition being in two separate halves with the line of division in said plane, and means for securing said halves together.

4. In a measuring device of the character described, a hollow body formed in separate halves adapted to be joined together along the line of division between said halves, a partition within said body dividing said body ino a liquid receiving chamber and a measuring compartment respectively disposed at opposite sides of said par-- tition, a siphon within said measuring compartment including a discharge conduit extending through the wall of said body at a point along said line of division, an open-ended air inlet conduit and an open ended liquid inlet conduit disposed in side by side relation and extending outwarly of said body with one open end of said liquid inlet conduit communicating with said liquid receiving chamber and with one open end of the air inlet conduit communicating with said measuring compartment, said liquid inlet conduit around said one open end thereof terminating substantially flush with the inner surface of one of the walls of said body, and separate means on said body positioned around said discharge conduit and around said liquid inlet and air inlet for securing said halves together.

5. In a measuring device of the character described, a hollow body including a siphon within said body provided with a discharge conduit opening outwardly of said body and a liquid inlet conduit and air inlet conduit respectively communicating at one end with the interior of said body at spaced points therein, said air inlet conduit and said liquid inlet conduit being disposed in parallel side by side relation and a cork provided with a pair of adjoining through passageways through which said liquid inlet conduit and saidair inlet conduit extend, the walls of said passageways respectively, being in sealing engagement with substantially the major portion ofthe outer surfaces of said liquid inlet conduit and said air inlet conduit at the point where said conduits pass through the cork to thereby provide an efiective seal between said surfaces and said cork, and means projecting outwardly of said body in engagement with one of the end surfaces of said cork.

'6. In a measuring device of the character described, a hollow body including a siphon within said body, said siphon having a projection formed thereon and a partition within said body supported from the walls thereof, said partition extending partially across said body, dividing said body into a liquid receiving chamber and a measuring compartment, said siphon being disposed in the measuring compartment and a recess in said partition in which said projection is fitted for positioning said siphon in a predetermined fixed position with respect to said partition, said 'siphon including a discharge conduit extending through one of the walls of said body and an air inlet conduit and a liquid inlet conduit also extending through the wall of said body and communicating with said siphon and said liquid receiving chamber respectively.

7. In a measuring device of the character described, a hollow body bisected to form separate halves and means at spaced points along the line of division of said halves securing said halves together along said line, a partition within said body extending partially thereacross dividing said body, interiorly, into a liquid receiving chamber and a measuring chamber, the edges of each of said halves along the line of division between said halves being formed with complementary recesses arranged and adapted to form circular openings at spaced points around the body when the halves are together, whereby inlet and outlet pipes may be laid laterally into position in the desired recesses with one of the sides of such inlet and outlet pipes exposed, when said halves are apart, and the contour of said recesses correspond to the surface contour of the inlet and outlet pipes adapted to be positioned therein, whereby upon securing said halves together said pipes will be held in said recesses.

ROBERT L. 

